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Zhang Yanghao attributed the reason for "repeated gambling and failure" to bad luck. Gamblers have had similar experiences. Although they swear to quit gambling immediately, they hope to do it again: I have been unlucky for so long, what if I have to turn my luck?

But when the gambler finally lost all his money, Zhang Yanghao also came to this point and had no chance to bet anymore.

The Northern Army Commander and several other generals interrogated the relevant people overnight, and finally came to an unanimous conclusion: Zhang Yanghao, Xie Ying and Ding Hui had a long rift with the King of Donghai, and they used soldiers to break into the tent to avenge their personal revenge, and were sentenced to death without any involvement with others; the King of Donghai's followers protected the master and killed the general, and had been killed, and had nothing to do with others; the King of Donghai took the seal and fled, sent people to pursue him, and submitted a report to the court.

In short, the guilty living people are Zhang Yanghao and three others and their entourages.

As for the "Sword Drawing Order" shouted by King Donghai and others, no one had seen the person who sent the order himself, so he could not contact General Zhenbei. Like the secret order that the champion Hou passed by, he was skipped and ignored.

It is said that it is a death sentence, but the nobles enjoy privileges and cannot be beheaded immediately and need to be reported to the court. Many times, they can use their titles or their fathers and brothers to atone for this. Zhang Yanghao and others were detained for this. They waited for the court to sue the imperial edict and the palace had not approved any memorials for a long time, but the rules could not be broken.

Han Ruzi has no energy to deal with these three people for the time being. He is facing a dilemma and needs a solution that is the best of both worlds.

There were only two people who deserved his trust and reuse, one was Chai Yue and the other was Fang Daye, but their opinions were just different.

"The Great Khan of the Huns is trustworthy. A large number of Xiongnu people moved eastward in the snow, proving that something big happened in the West. I think we can continue to have a peace talk." This is Fang Daye's opinion. The wine that the Great Khan drank with the most comfortable one in many years.

The three of them were discussing matters in the tent, Han Ruzi was in the middle, Fang Daye and Chai Yue were on the left and right, Meng E was sitting in the corner, Zhang Youcai served tea and water, and there was no one else.

Chai Yue has become the de facto commander of the Chu army, so he naturally has to stand on the side of the soldiers and speak: "No matter what happened in the West, regardless of whether the Huns are sincere, the 80,000 Chu troops came to fight against the Huns. This is their purpose of coming to break the Iron City and a merit. Everyone in the army thought that peace talks were just an excuse, and suddenly became virtual and real, which many people could not accept, and the morale of the army would be more turbulent."

The Northern Army was the absolute main force of the Chu army in the Shattered Iron City, but the situation was extremely awkward. The official Northern Army Grand Sima Qi returned to the capital. There was no news for many days. Liu Kunsheng, the commander of the Northern Army, lost his official seal, and the army, holding a secret order, died unfortunately... The morale of the army has always been unstable, and sharing the same hatred of the enemy is almost the only reason to make them obey commands. Once the threat of the Huns is lost, it will be difficult for Han Ruzi and Chai Yue to control the entire army, let alone Liu Kunsheng and others who are not prestige.

This is exactly what makes Han Ruzi feel embarrassed.

After all, Fang Daye was not a lobbyist for the Huns. He proposed two solutions: "If you really want to have a peace talk, you suggest that the Huns dispatch troops and generals to scare the Chu army. When no one wants to start a war, the peace talks will come naturally. If you don't want to have a peace talk, then you might as well take the opportunity to cross the river and start a war. The Da Shanyu seemed to believe in General Zhenbei and his defense would not be severe."

Han Ruzi would not do anything to scare his own army, and Chai Yue even opposed it. However, when it comes to war, Chai Yue also had difficulties. "Even if the Huns have no support, it is impossible to encircle and annihilate the Huns. The previous combat plan was completely unfeasible. The 80,000 Chu troops could not be dispersed and must be gathered together. The Huns are likely to retreat, which will turn into chasing and fighting. The Chu army is not afraid of the Huns going back to fight, but they are afraid of insufficient food and grass."

But they stayed in the Shattered Iron City and the supply of food and grass could not last for a few days. Once it turned into a pursuit battle, the consumption would be faster. The Huns' fighting style has always been that when the enemy turned around, they followed them and it was difficult to get rid of it.

Han Ruzi had no choice but to summon more generals, and the result was even more chaotic. The generals who led the troops all hoped to start a war as soon as possible, to eliminate the Huns and make great contributions, but the military officers who managed the chores expressed concern that they thought there was insufficient food and grass. Once the war started, it would last for at most three days. If the battle could not end, the Chu army would be in danger.

After an hour of argument, the generals led the troops gradually gained the upper hand, and swearingly claimed that they could defeat the Huns' army in one day, and the three-day pursuit ended, and the entire army retreated to the Shattered Iron City, and would never give the Huns the chance to turn defeat into victory.

Han Ruzi was convinced by the generals. The Northern Army was like a mastiff that had just arrived at the new owner. If you couldn't get some delicious food at this time, the mastiff would immediately get furious.

For the Chu army, the Huns on the other side were delicious food. The Chu army had never been defeated for decades. The less than 30,000 Chu troops could still face a strong enemy and defend the broken iron city. Now the number is equivalent, and victory is no problem.

Han Ruzi sent the order and the whole army prepared to have dinner before dawn the next day, cross the river, and attack the Great Shanyu camp in the north. If the Huns fought, it would be better. However, if they escaped, the Chu army's tactics were not to pursue, but to continue to go north, cut off the long Hun camp, let those who jump east, and instead surround the Huns in the west, striving to end the battle in one day and stop chasing.

Chai Yue had conducted detailed inspections before, and the number of Huns cavalry in the west was the largest. Eliminating them could greatly weaken the strength of the Huns.

This is a combat plan with much smaller goals, especially to let go of the Da Shanyu and others, and only to eliminate a large number of Xiongnu cavalry in the west. The whole process is relatively simple and can also establish an advantage for future battles.

Chai Yue and others went to assign tasks. Han Ruzi kept Fang Daye and consulted him: "After this battle, the Great Shanyu will never have a peace talk with the Great Chu again. Is it worth it?"

Fang Daye was silent for a while, and did not directly answer the question, but talked about a past story, "In the late period of Emperor Wu, the East and West Huns had not yet split, but were afraid of being beaten, so he sent an envoy to pay tribute to Da Chu. The then general Deng Liao personally went to the Huns camp to negotiate with Da Shanyu, gaining the trust of the Huns. A few days later, he led a large army to surround the Huns, annihilated at least 50,000 Hun cavalry, forcing some of the Huns to surrender, and did not dare to raise any conditions. Another Huns fled westward and returned to this day."

"General Deng thinks there are too many Huns and it is difficult to control?" Han Ruzi said with a smile.

"Well, but this is not what I want to say. The soldiers are never tired of deceit, the general of Zhenbei, and the soldiers are never tired of deceit. You are worried about breaking your trust here. Maybe the Great Shanyu is preparing for a sneak attack, defeating the Chu army, and directly attacking the Shenxiong Pass."

Han Ruzi did not show any obvious guilt, but he was indeed a little hesitant, and this could not be hidden from the old general Fang Daye. He stood up and said, "The Chu army has not done enough. Please allow me to go to the Huns camp immediately as an envoy, and make an agreement with the Great Shanyu to continue the peace talks tomorrow, and also observe whether the Xiongs are prepared well. I will stay in the Xiongs camp and send someone back to report the news. If I agree to the peace talks before noon tomorrow, it is a battle. If I agree to the peace talks after noon, General Zhenbei will be cautious."

Han Ruzi also stood up and said in surprise: "How can the old general stay in the Hun camp? Once the war begins, the Great Shanyu will not let you go."

"The same thing, I will never be tired of deceit. If I can make the Huns relax the garrison alone, it will be a big profit."

Han Ruzi still had to speak, Fang Daye said: "There are no outsiders here, General Zhenbei. You can say that you have persuaded me three times. I insisted on going to the Huns camp myself. Now there is no need to waste time. Anyway, you will always agree."

Han Ruzi was embarrassed and finally had to say: "Losing the old general in the house will cause greater losses to me."

"I am a soldier, not a strategist, and it is not my advantage to make plans. Moreover, I may not die in the Huns' army. Please ask General Zhenbei to arrange two brave and trustworthy guards for me."

Han Ruzi called two soldiers from outside the camp. Although there were traitors in the camp, they were all outsiders who joined halfway. The fishermen near the Hebian Village were always loyal and had no intention of rebellion.

The first time Han Ruzi did not adapt to this kind of "deception" thing, so she went back and forth in the tent and glanced at Meng E in the corner. She had been there all the time, but she was rarely noticed.

"Will you trust someone who cheats in battle?" Han Ruzi asked.

Meng E didn't move like a wooden man, and thought for a while before saying, "I don't know, but in my opinion, you are more like an emperor."

Han Ruzi smiled. Everyone has times of dilemma: Incompetent people are not worth following and assisting, while capable people may be ungrateful to their followers.

But everyone has to make a choice. Han Ruzi chose to "don't be tired of deceitful war" and Meng E chose to believe in the young man in front of her.

"Are you worried about that girl Jin?" Meng E suddenly asked.

Han Ruzi was stunned, "Jin Chuiduo? No... you haven't seen her before?"

Meng E shook her head, "I haven't seen it before, I heard that the country is matched with a beauty. Miss Jin is said to be a beauty. If you want to be an emperor, you naturally want a beauty."

Han Ruzi couldn't help laughing, "Fortunately, there is a beauty in Juanhou's mansion, who is worthy of the great Chu country."

Meng E lowered her eyes, and seemed to be not going to ask again, but she was not convinced.

Han Ruzi said seriously: "There must be something happening in the capital, and I am trapped outside the Great Wall and don't even have the qualifications to compete for the throne. Do you think I will care about a 'beauty' of the Huns? Tomorrow, everything will be clear."

Meng E nodded and said no more.

Han Ruzi walked to the door of the tent, lifted the curtain and looked out. The setting sun was halfway down, and there was a layer of snow on the ground. Zhang Youcai and Loach at the door were breathing in their palms, a little further away. The soldiers wearing iron armor stood still in the cold wind.

He did not need to be responsible to the Huns. Even if the so-called "God and Ghost Great Shanyu" far away in the West dared to invade Chu, the Great Chu did not have to join forces with the fleeing Huns.

He was responsible for the 80,000 Chu troops in the Broken Iron City, and he also needed the loyalty and support of these Chu soldiers in the future.

Han Ruzi wiped away the last trace of hesitation in his heart.

In the evening, Ma Da, who followed Fang Daye to the Huns' camp, came back. "The peace talks are scheduled to be the same place before noon tomorrow."

This is the offensive signal given by Fang Daye. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!